Using wildcards and Arthmetic operators in package.json file in package dependencies list

Wildcards

// sample package.json

"dependencies": {
  "gatsby": "^2.23.3"
},
"engines": {
  "node": ">=10.15.0"
}

• ~: if you write ~2.23.3, you want to only update releases like 2.23.xxxxx but not versions from 2.24.0

• ^: if you write ^2.24.0, you want to update patch and minor releases: 2.24.2, 2.24.2 …, 2.25.0 and so on but not from 3.0.0.

• *: if you write *2.23.3, that means you accept all updates including 3.0.0, 4.0.0 and so on.

• latest: want to use the latest version available.

Arthmetic Operators

• >= or >: accept any version equal to or higher than the one you specify

• <= or <: accept any version equal or less than the one specified.